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Monday, September 21, 2009

Spaghetti is just one of the pasta foods really loved by Filipinos especially the kids. Also, spaghetti is one of the most loved foods in Filipino cuisine. Unlike Italian spaghetti, Filipino spaghetti runs on the sweet side because of added sugar. My nephews would often ask me to go to Jollibee just to eat Jolly Spaghetti. Well, instead of going out to the Malls, why not make our own Filipino-style spaghetti.

Here's a perfect guide on how to make Filipino-style spaghetti:

Ingredients:

2 lbs Spaghetti

1 big bottle Banana Catsup

1 big can Tomato sauce (approximately 4 cups)

½ cup Tomato Paste

1 tsp Garlic, minced

1½ lbs Ground Meat (pork or beef)

4 pcs Hotdogs, sliced

Brown Sugar

1 medium sized Onion, diced

Cheddar Cheese

2 tbsp Salt

36 ounces Water (about 1 liter)

4 tbsp Cooking Oil

Procedure:

In a large pot, pour the water in and bring to a boil

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Put in the salt and oil

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Add the Spaghetti Noodles and cook until tender (see package for cooking time) then set aside

Using a separate pan, sauté the garlic and onions

Put in the ground meat and let cook for 5 minutes

Add thehotdogsand cook for 2 minutes

Put in the tomato sauce, bananacatsup, tomato paste, and brown sugar then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes

Place the sauce on top of the cooked noodles and add some cheese

Serve hot. Enjoy!

When my sister makes a Filipino-style spaghetti, she doesn't add tomato sauce and tomato paste because it makes the spaghetti sauce taste sour. She just use UFC banana catsup. Her kids love the sweet and spicy spaghetti.